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Nine Mile Canyon - Maps and Guidebooks

What maps and guidebooks are available and where:

The Nine Mile Canyon Byway is covered by the following maps:

BLM 1:100 000 scale metric topographic/land status maps of Price and Duchesne, UT; available from BLM Price Field Office, BLM Vernal Field Office, and BLM Salt Lake City State Office at $4.00/map.

7.5 minute series topographic maps - Myton, Bridgeland, Myton SW, Gilsonite Draw, Minnie Maud Creek East, Wood Canyon, Currant Canyon, Cowboy Bench, Pinnacle Canyon, Deadman Canyon, Pine Canyon, Twin Hollow, and Wellington; available from the US Geological Survey

The Castle Country Travel Council, as well as the Price BLM Office, distributes information on Nine Mile including bike rides in the area. "The Pioneer Saga of the NINE MILE ROAD", by H. Bert Jenson is an historic guide linked to numbered posts along the Byway. It is available from the BLM Vernal Office, the Field House of Natural History, and the Duchesne County Area Chamber of Commerce. Nine Mile Canyon is described in "Utah: Scenic Byways and Backways", a publication of the Utah Travel Council and cooperating agencies. Privately- produced guides are available at the CEU Prehistoric Museum and various locations in Price and Wellington.

BLM Price Field Office
125 South 600 West
Price, UT 84501
Phone: 435-636-3600
Fax: 435-636-3657

Castle Country Travel Council
625 East 100 North
Price, UT 84501
Phone: 435-637-3009

BLM Vernal Field Office
170 South 500 East
Vernal, UT 84078
Phone: (435)781-4400
Fax: (435)781-4410

Field House of Natural History
235 East Main
Vernal, UT 84078
Phone: 435-789-3799

Duchesne County Area Chamber of Commerce
48 S 200E
Roosevelt, UT 84066
Phone: 435-722-4598

BLM Salt Lake City State Office
440 West 200 South, Suite 500
Salt Lake City, Utah 84101
P.O. Box 45155
Salt Lake City, Utah 84145-0155
Phone: 801-539-4001
Fax: 801-539-4013

US Geological Survey
1745 West 1700 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84104

Where to find help in the event of a medical emergency or vehicle breakdown:

Visitors must take responsibility for themselves in this remote Byway. There are no public telephones and private landowners should only be disturbed in extreme emergencies. However, the owners of the Nine Mile Ranch have offered to render assistance. Messages may be relayed by flagging down BLM and County officials, mineral personnel or other visitors. Search and rescue actions are the responsibility of the Carbon and Duchesne Sheriff's Departments.